missing person

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missing person

noun missing persons · missing people

  1. A person whose whereabouts are unknown and who is being sought.

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noun person whose whereabouts are unknown

Españolpersona desaparecida, desaparecido
日本語行方不明者 yukue fumeisha
中文失蹤人員 /失踪人员 shīzōng rényuán
Portuguêsdesaparecido, pessoa desaparecida
Françaispersonne disparue, disparu
DeutschVermisster
Italianopersona scomparsa
Ελληνικάαγνοούμενος agnooúmenos, αγνοούμενη agnooúmeni
Русскийпропа́вший бе́з вести propávšij béz vesti

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"missing person." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/missing%20person. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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missing person. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/missing%20person

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"missing person." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/missing%20person.

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@misc{missing_person_2026,
  title = {missing person},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/missing%20person},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}